The Senate has confirmed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced Kekere-Ekun’s confirmation during plenary on Wednesday after she was cleared by voice votes.
The new CJN was screened for almost two hours as lawmakers threw various questions at her, particularly on judicial reforms.
Kekere-Ekun was thereafter cleared by the senators at the Committee of the Whole.
The confirmation was pursuant to Section 231 (1) of the Constitution as amended.
After announcing the confirmation, Akpabio assured all that Nigeria would get adequate justice under the leadership of Kekere-Ekun as the new CJN.
The Senate President, thereafter, congratulated the new CJN and urged her to uphold the integrity of the judiciary.
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